War Department Moves to End Wright Field Strike
Washington forecasts a definite action on the Wright Field strike delaying a 5.9 million army air corps expansion. Roosevelt to name an 11 member mediation board to handle broader defense production disputes. Labor, management and the public to be represented in a 4-4-3 ratio as work slows at Bethlehem Steel Johnstown plant.
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Roosevelt
Federal Mediation Board
Isaac Penner
New York
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Perkins
Sidney Hillman
Office of Production Management
Antil
Bethlehema Steel Corporation
Johnstown
Iree
Seversl
Georgia Choir Sings Tonight at First Baptist Church
The Milledgeville College choir directed by Max Noah performs tonight at the First Baptist church auditorium. The group, formed at Georgia State College for Women in 1935 with members from Georgia Military College, has toured extensively with 1940 plans announced. A Monroe 86 student, Doerothymae Burge, stands out as a soloist. admission is free with a voluntary offering.
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First Baptist Church
Georgian State College For Women
Max Noah
Georgia Military College
Sparta
Jacksonville
Fla
Brunswick
Savannah
Statesboro
Macon
Griffin
Avlanta
Villa Rica
Birmingham
Vicksburg
Monroe
New Orleans
Pascagoula
Mobile
Sylvester
Moutrie
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Homme
Greensboro
N.C
Washington
Nine Florida convicts escape after overpowering guard
Nine white convicts in Ocala Florida overpowered a guard and escaped from a truck on a highway northwest of the city. Sheriff Gordon Moorhead ordered a search with deputies and nearby counties alerted as two escapees armed with a shotgun and pistol fled toward a lime pit area and a posse pursued on foot.
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Ocala
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Here
Gordon Moorhead
Victs
Clyde Markhamd
Quick approval sought for seven billion British aid plan
The house appropriations committee proposed a concise path to swiftly approve the seven billion dollar British aid bill or risk being labeled a faltering power. The debate included warnings of aggressive foes exploiting U S hesitation and reports of a Nazi submarine threat near American waters. Churchill warned of hard choices ahead.
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Washington
Home Appropriations Committee
Congress
United States
Louisiana Optometry Meet Opens At Hotel Frances
The 27th annual Louisiana State Association of Optometry convention convenes at Hotel Frances for a three day session. Registration runs 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. The meeting opens at 10:30 a.m. with welcomes from Mayor Benoit and Dr Hughes, plus a response by Dr Otis White. Committees report at 12:30 p.m. and afternoon sessions begin at 2:00 p.m. A featured clinic will be led by Dr A M Sheff, research director of the Graduate Clinic Foundation.
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Louisiana State Association of Optometry
Hotel Frances
N. C. Genevay
H. H. Benoit
H. C Hughes
Otis White
A M. Sheff
Graduate Clinic Foundation
Five Fishermen Rescued From Lake Superior Ice Floe
Five fishermen swept onto an ice floe near Huron Island shores were landed at Portage Entry aboard a fishing tug under Captain Fred Sollman of the Portage Lake coast guard station. They suffered exposure but none were in serious condition.
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L'Anse
Mich
Lake Superior
Huron Island
Portage Entry
Fred Sollman
Portage Lake
Windham Train Crash Injures 165 with Possible Fatalities
A Erie railroad freight train collided with a commuter train carrying 600 construction workers to Ravenna shell loading plant. Officials say 125 plus seriously injured, with several possibly killed, as five coaches derailed and the freight locomotive crashed onto the scene.
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Windham
Erie Railroad
War Department
Ravenna
Erie
Youngstown
Second Big Fire Hits in Orleans
Fire swept the Gulf Refining company plant on Jefferson Highway in New Orleans injuring an office and storage area. Officials suspect sparks from a loading truck started the blaze. Firefighters saved 500 000 gallons of gasoline as drums and lubricants exploded, following a prior week warehouse fire estimated at 3 million dollars.
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New Orleans
Gulf Refining Company
Jefferson Highway
Bienville Corporation, Inc. Division A
Canal Street
French Quarter
Gali Refining Company
Judge Rules Amendment Unconstitutional in Louisiana
District Judge James D. Womack declared unconstitutional an amendment to the state reorganization act adopted last November. He said the submission failed to specify election date and bundled too many subjects. Officials warned chaos if the act is struck down. Cicero Sessions said the decision would be appealed to the state supreme court.
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James D. Womack
Sam H. Jones
East Baton Rouge Parish
Womack
Martin Close
Jerome A. Hayes
Cicero Sessions
State Supreme Court
Cold Weather Dims Fiesta Visitors in Gulf Coast
Pilgrimage and Spring Fiesta crowds in Louisiana and Mississippi faced cold winds and rain as a Midwest blizzard hit. Small craft warnings were issued from Brownsville to New Orleans, with New Orleans at 36 degrees and slight warming forecast. Coast guard aided a troubled fishing boat Hazel about 60 miles southeast of Aransas Pass.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Midwest
United States Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
Brownsville
Tex
Lafayette
Coast Guard
Hazel
Blue Bell
Aransas Pass
Hull Urges Full Out Aid for Defenders in Break with Europe
Secretary Hull urged Congress to approve a 7 billion dollar British aid fund to aid nations resisting aggression. He said the measure would deter foes, keep war from the hemisphere, and show U S resolve. Marshall called the plan disruptive to Britain’s foes and a clear sign the United States would back its allies. Continued on Second Page.
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United States
Europe
Asia
American
Winston Churchill
Washington
Hull
House
George C. Marshall
Army
Great Britain
Nazi raiders head to Atlantic as Britain reports losses
The World Today reports Nazi U boats and battle cruisers prowling the American side of the Atlantic with raiders sinking British ships not in convoy. German submarines are listed sunk and Britain, Italy, Greece, and Axis forces clash as air raids and bombardments shape the early warfront.
Wheeler Warns Roosevelt Willkie Lead U S Into War
Senator Wheeler of Montana charged the president and Wendell Willkie could drive the nation into war unless Americans oppose involvement. He proposed Willkie join him on a speaking tour opposing administration foreign policy. Wheeler said American sentiment favors nonparticipation and accused Roosevelt and Willkie of pressuring toward war.
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Wheeler
Montana
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Senate
Willkie
Great Britain
Cooking School Open in Monroe Wednesday With Miss Esther Branch
Miss Esther Branch, famed home economist, opens the annual News-Star-World cooking school at Neville High auditorium Wednesday at 2 pm. The sessions run Thursday and Friday at 2 pm with a final program Friday night at 7 30 pm.
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Esther Branch
News-Star—World
Neville High School
Monroe
Cambridge
Mass
Monroe News-Star
Morning World
Miss Branch
Light balloting on power issue in city
Reports at noon indicated a light vote on the 875000 municipal power system expansion and improvement program. Only about 5,206 of 9,500 registered voters cast ballots, with opponents staying home and supporters urged to vote before 6 pm as city officials warned the law requires a majority of all qualified voters to approve.
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City Commission Council
H. H. Benoit
C. R. Tidwell
W. D. H. Rodriguez
KMLB
Louisiana
Speed king Sir Malcolm Campbell joins British armored car effort
London March 18 Sir Malcolm Campbell the 56 year old speed ace famed for Bluebird boats and cars has designed a new armored car and aided British war efforts He, with John Cobb and George E T Eyston, turned his speed expertise to military uses after England entered World War II Officially his work is a military secret.
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London
The
Special News Service
Malcolm Campbell
Malcolm
John Cobb
George E. T. Eyston
England
Sir Malcolm
British raid toll and U boat threat rise in war update
British ministers report about 1996 deaths from German air raids on Liw and Glasgow areas on March 12 to 14. In Washington Viscount Halifax cites reports of a German submarine in North Atlantic waters while Churchill warns of long range U boats and raiders preying on shipping off the American coast and notes three submarines sunk yesterday.
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London
Liw
Glasgow
Washington
Sumner Welles
Viscount Halifax
North Atlantic
Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Atlantic
Winston Churchill
Churchill
42Nd Meridian
New York
Treasury considers tax reshaping despite payroll opposition
Washington officials indicate possible increases in existing taxes rather than new levies such as a payroll or sales tax. They note possible changes to income, excess profits, estate and gift taxes and some excise taxes while dismissing broad sales tax plans as unlikely.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Treasury-congressional
IMI Safety Record Update
Accidents to date this year show 111 incidents versus 1 last year. Personal injuries total 15 this year compared to 22 last year while deaths remain 0 this year and 3 last year. Traffic rule of the day enforces obedience to automatic signals at street intersections for human powered vehicles and animals with stops for right of way and police instructions.
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